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'C. H. SAMPSON.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. '2. 10:4.

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C. H. SAMPSON.

PRINTWG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. m4

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Ill/VENTOR Patented May 27, 1919.

U. H. SAMPSON. PRINTING MACHINE. ADPLICATION FILED FEB.I2,19H.

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C. H. SAMPSON. PRINTING MA'C HINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I2, 1914,

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PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men FEB. 12. m4.

Patented May 27, 1919.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. 1914.

Patented May 27, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, .oFFio CHARLIE-SH. SAMPSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AssIGnon. BY mnsnn ASSIGNQ MENTS, T0 TODD rao'rnecroenarrr COMBA'NY, or ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, a con- PORATION 0F NEwYORK.

"To' all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SAiurson,

of Rochester, in the countyof Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Printing-Machines,

accompanying drawings.

The present invention machine's an'dmore particularly to that type used for protecting eommerclal paper, an

object ofthe invention" being tojprovidea simple and inexpensive construction which mayv be usedfor writing the exact amount in checks. drafts and other-commercial papers.

A further object of the invention is to pro- .vide a construction in which theparts are so arranged that a' long sheet of paper con-, .taining a number of checks orflother' comnumber of attached ehecks are signedat one upllcating 25,

mercial instruments may 'befed through the machine, thus adapting the machine for use by those large business concerns in which a time either byghand or by a mac gne.

T' these and other ends, the invention consists incertain parts and combinations of parts'all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel featuresbeing pointed out in the appended claims. f

In thedrawings:

I Figure 1 is a plan view ofa printing machine constructed in accordance with the present improvements, the detachable work su pporting extensions being shown in position; Figs.

port;

y su g y Fig. 4L is a vertical section through the machine on the line a-a, Fig. 1 showing the gage member. shifted from normal position;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line Fig. his ajvertical sectionon the line 0-0, Fig. 5, showing the normal position of the gage member; v M

Fig. 7 is avertic'al section on the line l-'-d,

, Spe'cificationof Letters Patent. f Application filed February 12,1914, Serial No. sis-3st.

relates to printing 2'andl3 are detail views of the work PRINTING-MACHINE.

Patented May 2?, 191a,

Figs. 10 .and 1 1 are two views at right 4 angles to each other, showing one oi the inking, rollers and its supporting plate removed from thdmachine;

Fig. 12 is a detail-view of the feeding mechanism 'Fig. 13 is a parts of the machine;and Fig. 1-1 is a section on the line f f, Fig. 4, to show'th'e construction of the work clamp or holder. Y

According to the illustrated embodinent '0f the invention, there is employed a. main bottom view showing interior frame preferably m'adefrom a single casting 1 andhaving abase portion'1 supporting an overhanging portion 2 from one side thereof, both being of hollow construction.

Upon the base portion 1, a work supper-t2 is secured, preferably to'overh an site sides 0 the base portion 1 and to prmect slightly from the outer end of said base portion. The work support may have an extension '3 guided thereon so as to projeetbeyond the base 1.for the purpose of increasing the.

the oppowidth of the work support to accommodate i the paper being operated upon. In this instance, the opposite side edges of the Work support are turned downwardly and inwardly at 4 to provide grooves or Ways on the under side of the Work support for the accommodation of the opposite side edges of the extension 3 whichis adapted to oper-' ate below-the work support 2. The outer edge of the extension 3 is turned upwardly at 5 to provide a gage for the work on the support, said gage extending transversely of the printing line and acting-to determine the position of the right hand edge of the'ch'eek so that the printing line will start at the same point on all the checks I In order to still further increase the width; I of the 'work support, extension plates are employed and are detachably connected.

to op1') osite sides of the Work support 2, Each extension may have legs or supports 10]. depending therefrom near one edge and, near the other. edge, tongues or rejections 102 may be provided to enter s ots 103 in depending lipslOt on opposite sides of the work support 2. The legs 101 areof silelfilength that tlmpla-tes 100 will'be supported in a plane with the work support 2.

instance, is in the form of a headed screw 10 which works through an opening 11 in thecross bar 7 to hold the platen 7 against upward movement. Screws 12 on opposite sides of the screw 10 determine the angular position of the upper face of the platen 7, and a screw 13 journaled on the cross bar 7 determines the horizontal position of the platen 7.

The printing mechanism is in this instance, in the form of a rotary type wheel or printing member 14 keyed to a shaft 15 which is .journaled on a frame 16, the latter being preferably pivoted at 17 at the forward or outer end ofthe overhanging portion 2. For operating the type wheel 14, the

latter may be provided with an integral gear 18 which meshes with the gear wheel 19 arranged onthe shaft 20, the latter extending to the outside of the hollow frame 16 and having a handle or grip 21 thereon by which the gear 19 may be turned to position the type wheel 14.- An indicator 22 may extend laterally from the shaft 21 to cooperate with characters on a segmental dial frame 23, the characters on this frame corresponding to the printed matter on the type wheel so that, when the 'poingier cooperates with any one of the characters: ,the corresponding matter on the type wheel will lie above the platen 7..

The matter on the printing wheel consists of words and characters of various lengths sufiicient to fill in amounts to be Written in checks or 0th 1' commercial papers, the lines of type being parallel with the axisof turning of the printing member.

The housing or pivoted frame 16 is sufficiently large to inclose the two inking rolls 24, each of the latter being journaled on. a swinging frame 25 which is carried by a removable plate 26 forming a portion of the wall of the pivoted frame 16. A spring 27 presses the frame 25 with a roller thereon toward the type wheel 14', and, in order that the roller may be readily removed from the swinging frame 25, the opposite arms of the latter are provided with laterally opening bearing slots 23 in which the ends of the shaft 29 work. The shaft 29 is retained in these laterally opening bearings by means of spring arms 29 secured at 30 to the outer faces of the swinging frame and having their free ends provided with pockets 31 which receive the endsof the shaft 29.

As the printing mechanism is-designed for printing words or other matter and as the length of these words vary, it is desirable to emnlov a variable work feeding mechanism in order to obtain the same space between the words. In this instance, the feeding mechanism is wheels 32 rigidly secured to a shaft 33 which is j ournaled on the cross piece 7, 'the Wheels operating through openings'in the work support 2 on,opposite sides of the platen 7. Also rigidly secured to the shaft 33 is a ratchet wheel 34 with which cotiperates a spring-pressed pawl 35 that is carried by a swinging arm 36 journaled on the shaft 33. To this swinging arm, a rod or link 37 is eccentrically pivoted at 38. "This rod is adjustable at 39 and has its other end eccentrically pivoted at 40'to a swingingframe 41 that is mounted to turn about an axis 42 at the rear of the casing below the work sup port and has an upwardly-extending cam arm or portion 43, lying in a vertical plane with the type wheel shaft 15 so as'to coop-- erate with a gage member or wheel 44 which is arranged upon the shaft 15 at the rear of the work support 2. This gage wheel has a flange extending rearwardly therefrom and provided with an irregular surface forming stop shoulders, the depth of the flange at any one point, corresponding tothe length of one o the printed words or characters. In other words, when any character or word is arranged at printing position over the platen, a shoulder or surface on thegage wheel 44 will bearranged tocoact with the cam member 43 to effect the shifting of the feeding member a distance correspondin with the length of the word to be printe Normally, the cam portion 43 projects into the annular flange but does not engage such gage member in order that the latter may rotate relatively to the cam member. When the pivoted frame 16 is moved toefi'ect the printing action, the under side of the arm 43 is engaged by the inner curved face 44 of the annular flange and the arm is lifted to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus causing the arm 36 to be swung in a direction to carry the pawl 35 over the ratchet wheel 34 without turning the feed wheels 32 and, after the printing action, when the printing Wheel and the pivoted frame 16 are returned to nor-/,

mal position under the action of the spring 45, the spring 46 shifts the frame 41 and rod -37 to carry the swinging arm 36 in a,direction to effect the rotation of the feed in the form of two the casing of the machine at the top of the latter. It is apparent that, when the gage -wheel 44 is swung about thepivot 17, one of the notches ofthis notched flange 48'will' screw carried t ll wheel '14 may be determined by a stop 47 preferably in the form of an adjustable oi the casing andadapted to cooperate with the upper surfaccof the shaft 15.

ll. clamping means may also be provided for holding the work with pressure against the feeding member. In this-instance, it

coin prises on the under side thereof turning on a pivot 'neath the pivoted rod 52 which is supported by a cross piece The latter is rigidly supported at the forward end of the overhanging."firamev be frame 16and carries a" spring 54 which bears against the pivoted clamp 50 to press the rollers 55 on thelatter,

. toward the feed rollers 32. For operating check may also the cl amp 50,

surface of the clamp on .that side of the pivot opposite the side on which the rollers 55 are mounted. The pivoted operating member 56 has upwardly-extending arms 57 lying on; opposite sides of the pivoted,

frame 16 by which the clamp may be operated.

' The operation be summarized as follows: A single check or a sheet containing a number of checks is introduced into the machine in a line transverse to theturning axis of the printing wheel. The'edge of such check or sheet is brought against the guide flange or gage 5 which is so adjusted that the first matter writtenby the machine will be positioned near the left hand edge gage being so located that the stub or" a be attached to such check.

' 1 For writing a Word, the-handle 21 is turned word on the indicating dial 23, after the handle is given a movement transverse to its axis of rotation whlch causes the type until the pointer 22 indicates the proper which wheel lt'and the pivoted frame 16 toturn about the axis 17 in order to carry the type on the type wheel toward the platen 7,. the

opposing faces of the type wheel and platen being corrugated or roughened in order that the fiber of the paper will be broken at the .sametime that the printing takesplace.

Y At the time. of the adjustment of the printing wheel 14,. the vvariable feed mechanism is set or adjusted to determine the length oil the feed after the printing ac tion. This is accomplished through the meium of the gage wheel 44 which rotates ,yvith the printing wheel 14:: so that the proper. stop shoulder will be brought into cooperation with the cam member l3. When the printing wheel is moved toward the platen -7, this gage member by the overhanging portiona frame 50 having. bearings 51' which connectsthe base overhanging frame. After the 6 on the arms 57, causing a member-'56, pivoted on the pivot 17 of the frame 16, engages the upper the feed of a variable ments, one which of the invention WIll be understood-from the foregoing but it may the other of which takes place 4 platen to operate the of the check, the' may be combined ceived readily. within the machine.

shifts the cam hie mber 43 against the action of the spring 46,021115- ing the swinging arm 30 with the pawl thereon to ride over the ratchet 3% without shifting the feed wheels 32. After-the handle 81 is released, the pivoted frame 16 1-0- turns to its normal position under the-action of thespring 45, thus permitting the cam member to move under the action of .the spring 46 in order to shift the arm 36 in the opposite directiom and causing the feed-- ing of the. check, a to the length of the word printed. This feeding action movestlle check inwardlyon a line-intersecting the supporting portion been printed, it is released from t the elevation of the rollers 55. y 1

From the foregoing, it will be seen that there has been provided apri'nting' mochanisni in which a single rotary hand pier not only positions the type wheel and moves *ck as' action of the clamp 5l0 by pressing downwardly as distance corresponding frame 1. with the p the latter toward the platen, but it also'acts' member for determining to adjust the gage work feeding mechanism. The gage member has two moveoccurs with the printing member when the tion the type over' the pr1nting point, an

movement of the printing member and the feed member, after the printing operation, ably being arranged on the rotary type wheel.-

this and other not limited to a construction in which'the printing wheel moves toward the pl aten but a single shaft with It is apparei'itthat ing member and a platen takes place for effecting theiprinting operation,

featuresof the invention are 1 i latter isadjusted to pos'ion a relative in any construction in i Another feature of the invention is the. v

direction of the feed of the work, that is,

the supporting in a line which intersects portion of the main frame which connects the overhanging portion withthe base portion. This arrangement is particularly advantageous to large commercial houses and.

others where the customis.

large sheets to be readily supported. Means v is also employed which enables the user of 'the machine to start all of the checks at a certain definite point, thus securing greater neatness and less liability' for the insertion 'of other matte;- in advancev of the matter .to fill out and sign a number of checkson a large sheet,

'100 the gage member prefer printed, if the latter be begun near the left hand side of the check. This gaging means is adjustable so that the machine may be accommodated to checks of different styles and sizes- What I claim as. my invention and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent is:

1. In a printing machine, the combination with a platen and a printing member having a plurality of parallel lines of type thereon of different lengths, one of said ele- 'ments being movable toward and from the other to effect the printing operation, of a gage meinber having a plurality of rigid shoulders thereon, adjustable with the printing memberwhen the latter is adjusted to position a line of type in printing position said gage member being movable when the platen and the printing member are relatively moved to effect the printing operation, feeding member for moving the work be tween the platen and the printing member, a

1/ toward the platen, a gage member having a plurality of shoulders thereon corresponding to,the lines of the type on the printing wheel, said gage member being arranged on the shaft to turn with the latter and also to be shifted when the shaft is shifted laterally, and a feed member having itsv movement controlled by the gage member.

3. In a printing machine, the combination with a platen, a frame pivotally mounted with relation to the platen, a rotary printing member mounted to turn about an axis transverse of the turning axis of the pivoted frame and upon'one side of said turning axis, of a variable work-feeding mechanism a for moving the work relatively to the platen after each printing operation embodying a feed member and a rotary gage, the rotary gage being mounted on the shaft of the rotarv printing member upon the side of the :axis of the pivoted frame opposite that on whichthe printing member is arranged and being connected to the feed member to effect the bperation of the feed member after the printing operation. l 4. In a printing machine, the combination with a platen, a frame pivotally mount-- ed I with relation to the platen, a rotary printing member mounted to turn about an axis transverse of the turning axis of the I pivoted frame and upon one side of said turning axis, of a variable Worlefeedlng mechanism for moving the Work relatively to the platen after the printing operation embodying a feed member and a rotary gage, the rotary gage being mounted on the shaft of the rotary printing member upon the side of the axis of the pivoted frame opposite that on which the printing member is arranged, and a spring-pressed cam member cooperating with the gage member and having a pawl and ratchet connection with the feed member.

5. In a printing machine, the combination with a platen, a frame pivotally mountcdwith relation to the platen, and'a printing member mounted to turn about an axis.

transverse to the turning axis of the pivoted frame and upon one side of the latter turning axis, of a variable work-feeding mechanism comprising a rotary feed member, a swinging member carrying a pawL-a ratchet engaged by said'pawl and connected to the rotary feed member, a rod eccentrically pivoted to the swinging member, a pivoted. 1

cam having the rod eccentrically connected thereto, a rotary gage mounted on the shaft of the rotary printing member on that side of the axis opposite to that on which printing member is mounted, and a spring t acting on .the cam member to hold the latter in cooperative relation with the gage member,

6. In a printing machine,the combination with a platen and a printing member movable relatively to each other for effecting the printing operation, the printing member also being adjustable to position any type thereon over the printing point, of a variable work-feeding mechanism emhody- 1* ing a feed member, a gage member, the gage member havin two movements one of which is controlled by the printing member when the latter is adjusted to position the type over the printing point and the other of which is controlled by the relative move-' ment between the platen and the printing 1 member during the printing operation, a member arranged to be engaged by the gage member upon the second movement of the latter, said member having a ratchet eon ncction with the feed member, and a. spring acting on said member to hold the latter toward the gage member.

7. In a printing machine, the combination with a frame having a base portion and a portion overhanging the base portion from one side of the latter to provide a space between them, of a platen carried by the base portion, a printing wheel carried by the overlmnging portion, means for effecting a relative movement between the platen and the printin wheel to cause the printing action, and a variable work-feeding mechanism comprising a feeding wheel arranged on the base portion of the main frame, and a retary gage member fordetern'iining theposition of the feeding member mounted to turn about an axis transverse tothe turning axis of the rotary feed wheel and arranged in that portion of the main frame to one side of the space between the base and the overhanging portion.

8. In a printing machine, thecombination With a platen and a printing member mov able relatively to each other for effecting the printing operatiomthe printing member also being adjustable to position any type thereon over the printing point, of a rariablework-feeding mechanism embodying a feed member, a gage member having: two

, movements, one of which is controlled by stationary and adapted to be engaged by the parton the gag; member whenthe latter is moved to effect tl'ieprinting operation.

9. Elm a printing machinmthe combination with a main frame embodying a base pertion and an overhanging portion, of a frame pivoted to overhanging portion, a rotary "printing Wheel mounted to turn upon the pivoted fran'ie about, an axis extending ransversely ofthepivotal axis of the pivoted .itraine, said printing wheel having words or expressions thereon, extending 'in. parallel to the. turning axis of the wheel, and a variablev work feeding: mocha v nisin for feeding the work in, the direction lines ofthe axis of turning of the printing wheel.

tion with a main frameembodying abase portion and an overhanging 1)011'1011 supported from one side of the base portion, of

a rotary printing wheel mounted to turn about an. axis whichintersects the supporting' portion of the overhangingportion, said rintin wheel haviiw words or ex )ressions tion, a rotary type wheel mounted to turn thereon extending parallel to each other and. to the turning axis ofthe wheel, and a Nari-- able work-feeding mechanism for feeding the "work-in the direction of the axis of turns of theprinting wheel.

11, In a'printing machine, the eombinas tion -With a main frame embodying a base portion and an (Wei-hanging portion supported from one side of the base portion,'of a platen carried by the base-portion, a frame pivotally supported on the overhanging pmon the frame about an axis'extendingtrans? versely of t 'e turning axis of the pivoted supporting surface. it). In a printing machine, the eonibination, with a frame having abase portion and frame, the shaft of he type wheel beingextended tothe supported .part1of the-over han in )ortion a flan' ed member on said tion with the rotary-feedwheeland adapted to be engaged 'by the rotary flanged mem her to be shifted bythe latter when thepivoted frame is moved to carry theprinting wheel toward the platen.

12. In a printing machine, the combination with a platen, a pivotally mounted 3 shaft, a rotary feed lw reel arranged on the e base portion of the main tra ne, and a pivoted cam-member having a ratchet connecframe movable toward and frointhe platen, i

and a printing member carried by said frame, of a work feeding ,meehz'inisin einbodying, a rotary feed wheel, and clamping means for cooperatingwith said feed wheel comprisinga spring-[messed clamping mom-- her and an operatin iiieinber for cooperating with the clamping member, said operating member being mounted to turn about an axis common to the turning axis of the pivoted frame. i

13. In a printing machine, the combination with a frame having abase portion and a portion overhanging theb'ase portion from one side of the latter to provide a space between them, of a platen carried bythebas'e portion, a printing mechanism Ctll'l'l0(l' by the overhanging portion, means for effect ing; a' relative movement between the platen r and' theprinting meelianisnrto cause the printing action, [a work-supporting surface surrounding the platen, and feeding *meeh- 'anism for moving the work relatively to the printing mechanism in a lineextendiiigtoward the mneror supported end of the overhanging portioin-jsai'd feeding lllOClltllllSlll embodying two cooperating l'()ll( 1fS, ()ll(,-2tl ranged above'the work supporting surface and the otherpro ectingthrough the work 14.111 a printing machine, the coinbiini a portion overhanging.the base portion from one side ofthe-latter toprovide a space, of a printing mechanism carried by 'the'overhang ing- 'iortion and lmV-il'igifS lineof print.- i ig extendingtoward the iiineror supported end of the overhanging portion, a work supporting "surface carried by the base portion, a gage atthe outer end'of the \v'orkI supporting surface, said gage extending trangversely of the printing line and being ad ustable in the direction of the Ll-ineof printing, and a feedi ig'mechanism embodying two cooperating mun-9,0110 "arranget'l above theworksupporting s 'irfaeei'nul; 'the other projecting through the 'w orksupporting surface, a 3 i 15. In a printing machine, the combination with the platen and a printing member,

.one of which is movable toward and from the other toeffeet the printing opeaition, of

' tween the a work supporting plate entirely surrounding the platen and formed from sheet metal having is Opposite edges bent .to form guides on the under side thereof, and an extension plate for supporting the work during printing, adjustable on said guldes.

16. In a'printing machine, the combination with a platen and a printing member,

one of which is movable. toward and from each other to effect the printing operation, of a work supporting surface entirely surrounding the platen, guiding means parallel with the line of printing, and a work supporting extension movable on said guiding means.

17. In a printing machine, the combination with a platen and a printing member, one of which is movable toward and from eachother to effect the printing operation, of a work supporting surface entirely surrounding the platen, guiding means parallel with the line of printing, and a work supporting extension movable on saidguiding means and having a gage for the work. 18.- In a printing machine, the combination'with a frame having a baseportion and an overhanging portion, of a printing mem- .ber arranged on the overhanging portion, a

platen arranged on the base portion, one of the last two named parts being movable to-.

ward and from the other to effect the printing, a work-supporting surface on the base pontion entirely surrounding the platen, means for feeding the work between the platen and the printing member, and worksupporting extensions for said surface ar-, ranged on opposite sides of the line of feed.

19.-,In a printing machine, the combination of a platen,'-a.type wheel and a work feeding gage adjustable to set the type and to determine the extent of the feed, means for effecting a printing relative movement of the type wheel and platen and a work feeding movement of the gage, awork feeding element variably rotatable in engagement with the work 'to feed the work between the type wheel and the platen, and devices cooperating with the gage whereby the feeding movements of the gage will effect variable rotations of the feeding element.

20.-In a printing machine, the combination of a platen, a printing wheel having type forms of different lengths thereon, the

printing wheel beingadjustable-to set any desiredform opposite the platen and the wheelahd platen having a relative printing movement,. a work feeding element to be variably rotated in engagement with the Work to feed the work varying distances befeeding gage adjustable witl the printing printing wheel and platen, a work variably rotatable in engagement with the work to feed the work between the type wheel and platen, means for moving the frame to bring the type wheel and platen together to print, and devices controlled by the gage whereby said movements of the frame will effect the variable the feeding element.

22. In a printing machine, the combination with a stationary platen, and a printing wheel having a plurality of parallel lines of type thereon of different lengths, of a shaft bywhich said wheel is carried, said shaft being movable laterally to carry the wheel toward the platen, a gage member having a plurality of shoulders thereon corresponding to the lines of type on the print-- ing wheel, said gage member being arranged on the shaft to turn with the latter and also to be shifted when the shaft is shifted laterally, and a variably rotatable member controlled by the gage for feeding the work over the platen.

23. In a printing machine, the combina- 'tion with a'movable support, a shaft rotatably mounted in said support, a type wheel having a plurality of lines of typeof different lengths thereon, a gage having shoulders of different lengths corresponding to the lengths of the type lines on the type ably rotatablework feeding element rotated in engagement with the work during movement of the type carrier away from the platen to feed the paper between the type carrier and platen mined by the setting of the gage.

CHARLES H. SAMPSON. Witnesses:

HAnoLn H. SIMMS,

Ann M. WHITMORE,

rotations of the type wheel against the varying distances deter-'- 

